Left the "cage"

The battle between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor did not end. Everything is just beginning

The hero of Russia, the fighter of MMA Khabib Nurmagomedov has not yet become, but the matter is going on. Firstly, in the “battle of the year” he without question protected the championship belt in lightweight from the claims of Conor McGregor. Secondly, immediately after the battle, along with his team, in front of the eyes of the whole world, effectively answered various kinds of insults. Thirdly, he will certainly punish him for this ugly incident. Fourth, after all the incident, Khabib was personally congratulated by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Fifth, nothing ended in Las Vegas. Everything is just beginning.

Of course, I looked at the battle, albeit not on the air. He cost, in my opinion, two paragraphs in the news. The curly Irishman, who provided the fight in the history of MMA Kasu, was absolutely not ready for battle. He looked ridiculous and sorry - two rounds held out with difficulty, in the third, Nurmagomedov gave him a little frozen, in the fourth eagle strangled his opponent like rabbit boa.

The mountain gave birth to a mouse - I'm talking about promotion and the battle itself. What, in general, I wrote in the text that preceding the duel. Where, by the way, the exact forecast for the outcome of the Great Battle in Vegas was also given.

The most interesting and fully overshadowed duel itself began after. And right away. I have not the slightest desire to describe in detail what happened in detail - let the athletic commission of Nevada is doing this, on which the verdict depends. The directed, perhaps the action got out of control, when Khabib jumped through the “fence” and crashed into a crowd of spectators. The purpose of the attack was the member of the McGregor team, who shouted something to the just defeated opponent-but it is not important. It is important that a wild confusion began in the VIP rifles, during which the state governor had to be evacuated urgently. At this very time, Khabib people rushed - no, not to his aid, but also through the “fence”, only in the opposite direction. Obstacles were easily taken, someone beat the bad guy of Conor McGregor in front, and someone from behind. The stewards could not cope, the police had to intervene.

The defeated contender seemed to have managed to put the bruise of Khabib to the cousin, but he received, according to the relative of the champion, “Dvochka”. For all this disassembly, the Trinity, which was released after arrest only because McGregor refused claims, you can get a natural “two -legged”. But this is how the American femid incident will already be classified, if it comes, as the head of the athletic commission Anthony Marnell promises, to appeal to the Prosecutor General.

This is not the first time that happened - but the first so frankly - exposed that in MMA they began to play and that this dangerous path was taking away the “mixed martial arts” from sports. It was already a little there, or maybe he couldn’t stay at all, reducing everything either to the bloody fight that is not aware of the mercy, or to the staged battles. The third is not given.

... The main feature of the promotion was to bring the intensity of the upcoming duel to an prohibitive level, providing record interest, and with it fees.

Therefore, the recognized showman Conor McGregor was allowed, and almost everything at the verbal level was allowed. In a couple of months, he spoke about Khabib and his environment so much that he earned at least humiliation in the “cage”. The leadership of the promotional organization only rubbed his hands, watching how the number of paid viewing subscribers is growing rapidly. Not a single attempt to somehow introduce a “discussion” in a more or less civilized channel was made. The world was also interested in how much “these terrible Caucasians” would endure.

Conor understood the task and worked it out in full. With the Dagestanis, even if they are in the system of the main fighting championship, much more difficult. Perhaps some bright and demonstrative trick from Khabib Nurmagomedov was planned in case of success, but, as the defendant will say later, "the eagles in the cage do not sit." He did not stay within the octagon, instead of proudly to accept the championship belt, he took off the wrong place.

Too peaceful closure of the topic, especially after an openly fresh spectacle, was unlikely to enter the UFC plans, but the line was crossed too frankly and shamelessly. This can work both for promoting the match-rare and pushing the desired time for an indefinite period, if you do not close at all-because after the long-term disqualification threatening Nurmagomedov, it will be much more difficult to swing the audience again than now.

Habib, by the way, apologized to the audience and the state of Nevada, was very correct in this line and expressed a desire to change the situation when the promotion is built on insults, which moved it to an inappropriate act.

I strongly doubt that MMA will pull out a stone from under itself, on which the popularity of the species is largely held.

After all that Khabib Nurmagomedov did with his team, any correct speeches are useless. The smallest thing that awaits him is a fine, while waiting for the payment of the fee, the Dagestan fighter was detained (McGregor, according to rumors, received $ 15 million, Khabib was supposed to receive 10).

Habib's father, who was not given a visa in the United States, promised to approximately punish his son upon return. But what is there to “punish” when Khabiba was personally congratulated by the Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Makhachkala is ready to carry the champion in her arms. The reaction of Vladimir Putin, by the way, is very indicative. Putin himself the former fighter, in every possible way emphasizing the ethical component of sports. What happened in Las Vegas at the octagon and outside it, he saw, but it seems that he gave only the first part of the action. The second, in Patsani, violating basic sports principles (and how else can one name an attempt to public collective beating the victim’s failure, albeit “bad”?), The president was not honored.

Whatever the denouement of this story, the positive effect is extremely doubtful in all aspects, including for all participants. Unless, in the event of a soft punishment, the defendants Dana White will nevertheless announce the preparation of the rematch. Then he can dream about even larger Kush.